06 May 2000 (Vol 320, Issue 7244)

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Editor's Choice

Experts: off with their heads

BMJ 2000;320:0.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

Experts: off with their heads

BMJ 2000;320:0.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

News

Gene therapy saves immune deficient babies in France

BMJ 2000;320:1225.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

US plans drugs stockpile to counter bioterrorism threat

BMJ 2000;320:1225.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

Cancer “tsar” invites ideas for modernisation

BMJ 2000;320:1226.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

First results of vCJD survey show no signs of prion

BMJ 2000;320:1226.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

In brief

BMJ 2000;320:1226.3 (Published 6 May 2000)

Dutch workers entitled to smoke-free conditions, court rules

BMJ 2000;320:1227.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

Britain's first “virtual hospital” gets go ahead

BMJ 2000;320:1227.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

Ireland's junior doctors to strike

BMJ 2000;320:1227.3 (Published 6 May 2000)

African heads of state promise action against malaria

BMJ 2000;320:1228.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

Research does not reflect global disease burden

BMJ 2000;320:1228.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

Editorials

Anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation and risk factors for stroke

BMJ 2000;320:1219 (Published 6 May 2000)

How to improve communication between doctors and patients

BMJ 2000;320:1220 (Published 6 May 2000)

Treating hyperhidrosis

BMJ 2000;320:1221 (Published 6 May 2000)

Waiting for the working draft from the human genome project

BMJ 2000;320:1223 (Published 6 May 2000)

Junior doctors' pay: a wake-up call to the NHS

BMJ 2000;320:1224 (Published 6 May 2000)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Fallout from the Shipman case

BMJ 2000;320:1271 (Published 6 May 2000)

Study on environmental hazards is flawed

BMJ 2000;320:1274.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

Has the sun protection factor had its day?

BMJ 2000;320:1274.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

Resuscitation decisions are often not documented early enough

BMJ 2000;320:1275.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

The ethics of unlinked anonymous testing

BMJ 2000;320:1275.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

Post-traumatic stress disorder in doctors involved in the Omagh bombing

BMJ 2000;320:1276.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

Letters - continued

Accidents at home are no more likely in deprived areas

BMJ 2000;320:1276.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

Incidence of hospital admission does not equal incidence of disease

BMJ 2000;320:1277.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

Social networks are important in preventing dependency in old age

BMJ 2000;320:1277.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

Statins for stroke should be considered in biologically fit people over 75

BMJ 2000;320:1278.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

Language, fairness, and the MRCGP examination

BMJ 2000;320:1278.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2000;320:1284 (Published 6 May 2000)

Fillers

Human hibernation

BMJ 2000;320:1245.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

The health benefits from collecting for Christian Aid

BMJ 2000;320:1265 (Published 6 May 2000)

Email submissions from outside the United Kingdom

BMJ 2000;320:1269.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

Cause of conditions

BMJ 2000;320:1269.3 (Published 6 May 2000)

This Week In the BMJ

Patients often have unvoiced agendas in consultations

BMJ 2000;320:0.6 (Published 6 May 2000)

Teledermatology costs more than hospital consultation

BMJ 2000;320:0.7 (Published 6 May 2000)

Defining an international standard for overweight and obesity in childhood

BMJ 2000;320:0.5 (Published 6 May 2000)

Young teenagers often regret early sexual intercourse

BMJ 2000;320:0.8 (Published 6 May 2000)

Birth remains risky for infants in Kathmandu

BMJ 2000;320:0.3 (Published 6 May 2000)

Anticoagulation for stroke prophylaxis is effective in practice

BMJ 2000;320:0.4 (Published 6 May 2000)

Clinical Reviews

Genetic epidemiology

BMJ 2000;320:1257 (Published 6 May 2000)

Congenital neonatal thyrotoxicosis and previous maternal radioiodine therapy

BMJ 2000;320:1260 (Published 6 May 2000)

Secondary prevention of peripheral vascular disease

BMJ 2000;320:1262 (Published 6 May 2000)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Drug resistant bacteria cause fresh concerns

BMJ 2000;320:1228.3 (Published 6 May 2000)

Lottery payout boosts NHS funds

BMJ 2000;320:1228.4 (Published 6 May 2000)

Psychiatric patients enjoy better life in community

BMJ 2000;320:1228.5 (Published 6 May 2000)

Papers

Risk factors for neonatal encephalopathy in Kathmandu, Nepal, a developing country: unmatched case-control study

BMJ 2000;320:1229 (Published 6 May 2000)

Prospective cohort study to determine if trial efficacy of anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation translates into clinical effectiveness

BMJ 2000;320:1236 (Published 6 May 2000)

Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey

BMJ 2000;320:1240 (Published 6 May 2000)

Extent of regretted sexual intercourse among young teenagers in Scotland: a cross sectional survey

BMJ 2000;320:1243 (Published 6 May 2000)

Burns after photodynamic therapy

BMJ 2000;320:1245.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

General practice

Patients' unvoiced agendas in general practice consultations: qualitative study

BMJ 2000;320:1246 (Published 6 May 2000)

Risk of suicide among users of calcium channel blockers: population based, nested case-control study

BMJ 2000;320:1251 (Published 6 May 2000)

Information in practice

Multicentre randomised control trial comparing real time teledermatology with conventional outpatient dermatological care: societal cost-benefit analysis

BMJ 2000;320:1252 (Published 6 May 2000)

Online appointment booking to rapid access chest pain clinic

BMJ 2000;320:1256 (Published 6 May 2000)

Education and debate

Brain stem death: managing care when accepted medical guidelines and religious beliefs are in conflictConsideration and compromise are possibleCommentary: Delay in stopping treatment can become unreasonable and unfair

BMJ 2000;320:1266 (Published 6 May 2000)

The function of the discussion section in academic medical writing

BMJ 2000;320:1269.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

BMA responds to proposals on the GMCGovernment wants to help GPsGPs angry at allocation of out of hours moneyNI doctors want to meet Tony Blair

BMJ 2000;320:1280 (Published 6 May 2000)

Books

Neurology and Medicine

BMJ 2000;320:1281.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

Policy and Health: Implications for Development in Asia

BMJ 2000;320:1281.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

TV

The psychokiller strikes again

BMJ 2000;320:1282.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Exploring the genome

BMJ 2000;320:1282.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

Personal View

The sins of expertness and a proposal for redemption

BMJ 2000;320:1283.1 (Published 6 May 2000)

Soundings

A medical error

BMJ 2000;320:1283.2 (Published 6 May 2000)

Correction

Association between postnatal catch-up growth and obesity in childhood: prospective cohort study

BMJ 2000;320:1244 (Published 6 May 2000)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

Michael Anthony HeasmanAlick Smart Ritchie PeffersDaireen Ione Rees (née Forster)David Samuel RosenbergRosalie Taylo

BMJ 2000;320:1279 (Published 6 May 2000)